John drake



mam-KEY, Belling-Press.

No. 197,619. -PatentedvNov. 27,1877.

gglwg N. PETERS, PHOTGUNOGRAPHER, WASI-UNGTN. P C.

vTo all 107mm It concern;

y@QllN DAKE QF BENSON GHETEXASZ' ASSIGNOR' TO HIMSELF', EDWIN `D.. `.0m12.101s AND WlLLlAM-H. TAYLOR', .OF'SAME PLACE@ ifgMpRQvgMsNr m emmer-,PRESSES- Spiacqn forming par@ of Leere Para# No.. 19; v ,'e1agdaea November 27,1877; application md March 19,1877.

Texas', have invented .'Cfllvl' newand usefull Improvements Relating to 'Balingflress'esjof lwhich 'the following isa speciiic'atioli Mypressis'ofthat ens'swherem utopia-tens,

pressing' en Qpposire'sides er uie'ba1',"are

gle-'leyersl `I have 'devised'. a' construction whereby the mechanisin" is made 'peculiarly Myinventionconsists in the Combination of a right and left hand 4screwa'nd lsuitable operating means, supported'bytlie framin'gat a uniform level, with nuts,togglelevrs,'and the two plat'eiis an'd their' connections also, inthe supporting-frame and central thrust-bearin g, which holds the screw .in a uniform position,

facilitating" theoperatio'iithereof by gearing'or fanalogous 'mechani's'in,` 'andalso takes the weiglitof all thepartsfjnd guides the plat-4 ens, wfiu be' *funyset forth belgw 5 also, in certain guides for the nuts as arranged rela-` through the entire press, and Fig. 2 is a crossseetion through one ofI the peculiarly compounded and guided nuts employed.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

I employ a framing, several separate parts of which will be designated A1 A2, &c. The parts are applied together and firmly bolted so as to form a rigid frame-work. It stands upon the ground or upon a suitable oor.

The frame may be used to support, or aidin v I l supporting," the roof :of the building in which Be it known thatl, Joint offDenL, 'S011 City, Gray's County, if! th? Steffie .0fA

it stands, .if desired- FF 'pighsf7 A11 Serv@ 21's gUidGS, foi15 the tivo platens 'B and@ and also for the crosshead'rstoutpartB above, which is'stoutly connected by rods b t0 the platen B at the base. When the press :is'open' the platen B is down in the base of lthe framing, and the platen C is 'elevated to 4allow a bale to be introduced between! the 'platens or removedtherefroln.

ItI will be lllderstood that the faces of the platen's may be'slotted, or 'adaptedin 'any ordina-'ry .Or 'suitablemanner t0 allow the application f the bale-ties.

Horizontal pieces A2, extendingi'lengthwse hetWeeni the vup'r'i hts 'A1 at the proper level, support' a' @central lcross-piece, A3, which, in its turn, aids to support two llong; horizontal guides,'A4,` between which is mounted a right .and left'h'and screw, through which'the power is applied by a belt or gear-Wlieel from a steam-engine o r other suitable motor (not Pepsefed) rimnle upon the 'Pulley E` Between the guidesA", at the center, is a stoutthrust-'bearin g, `A5, gro'oved, as represented, to' match ya series' of collars;e, on the central portion" of the screw E; Between the ends of the guides A4 are blocks Awhich match to the inc'l'osed cylindrical portions o f the screws E, and form ordinary bearings therefor, These bearings are supported by connections A7 to the overhanging'top A8 of the frame.

Both the right and the left hand portion of the screw E carry a nut, G. Each nut is formed of two parts, G1 G2, secured together by the bolts g, to allow of ready removal when desired. The sides of each nut are matched against the smooth interiors of the parallel guides A4, and are each, furthermore, formed with a horizontal wing or projection, nicely nished, and matched in a corresponding longitudinal groove in the inner side of the adjacent guide A, so the only motion of which the nuts are capable is a simple traversing out and back. The projections'on the nuts are marked g', and the corresponding grooves in the guides A4 are marked a; The guides A4, by stoutly supporting the nuts against any tendency to turn, relieve the toggles from any oblique and irregular strain.

,Y H H H H are wide toggle-levers, knuckled, respectively, to the upper and lower parts of the nuts and to bearings on the adjacent surfaces, respectively, of the upper platen C and of the cross-head B.

While the direction of the forces transmittedthrough the toggles. tends to relieve the framing from any severe strain, the construction of my framing is eminently adapted for rm support. The cross-piece A3, to which the thrust-bearing is bolted, extends directly across to the short longitudinal pieces A2, and thus transmits any forces directly to the uprights Al. The thrust-bearing is also strongly and directly connected to the long guides A,

'which are bolted directly to the side bearings A, connected by the stiff uprights A to the stout top A.

The arrangement gives both a hrm support to the parts and unusualfreedom for the necessary movements, and for access for vinspection or repairs. I

In the operation of my press the screw E is turned by the belt or gear-wheel in the' proper direction to move the nuts apart till the press is open and the previously-formed bale removed and a new one introduced. Then the motion of the belt or gear-wheel (and consequently of the screw E) being reversed, the

nuts are drawn together, and the toggles H are straightened, forcing the platens C B together with the peculiar eiciency due to the combination. The nuts are perfectly guided, and relieve the toggles from all twisting strain. Any tendency of one pair of togglelevers to close faster than the otheris received by the thrust-bearing A5 in the center 'of the frame-work.

The framing may, by reason of age, severe strains, imperfect workmanship, or by the irregular swelling or warping of material, become considerably distorted and out of line without materially disturbing the position of the important parts.

The end bearings for the screw may and 'should be longer than the supports, the longi tudinal position of the screw being controlled by the central thrust-bearing.

The nuts, being .efficiently guided by the longitudinal pieces at the sides, relieve the togglesfrom any twisting strain. The knucklejoints, vbeing formed with rounded ends, form very efficient bearings for the thrust of the toggles in compressing the bales, while the knuckle-pins therein form efcient bearings for the slight strain in the opposite direction in opening the press.

In case of any necessity for separation of the parts, the screw need not be dismounted from its ecient bearings in the framin g, but

the parts may be separated by simply taking out the bolts g, and thus separating the two parts of each nut.

I claim as my invention- 1. The central thrust-bearing A5, in combination with the right and left screw` E, having annular projections or collars e, nuts Gr, and toggles Il, and Ywith the two platens and their connections, as specied.

2. The guides A4 a and nuts G g', in combination with'each other and with the screw E e, thrust-bearing A5, and with the toggles and two platens and connections, as specified.

3. The nuts G1 G2,compounded`as specified, in combination with the fastening g and projections g and guides A*l a, and with the right and left screw E, toggles I-I, and the two platens and their connections, as and for the purposes herein specified.

` 4. The framing described, having the crosspiece A3, longitudinal pieces A5, and uprights A1, in combination with the guides A4, supports A7, and top A, -adapted toV serve with the thrust-bearing A5, and with the screw E, nuts G, toggles H, cross-head B', and platens B C, as and forthe purposes'herein specied.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoy set my hand this 26th day of February, 1877, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN BRAKE.

Witnesses W. H. TAYLOR, B. GARDNER. 

